Patents by Inventor Carlos Rafael Ramírez Jiménez

Carlos Rafael Ramírez Jiménez has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Wind turbine rotor blades with shape memory polymer composites and methods for deploying the same
    Patent number: 8500406
    Abstract: Methods for deploying a section of a wind turbine rotor blade include compressing a section of skin from an airfoil profile to a retracted profile, wherein the section of skin includes a shape memory polymer composite, and heating the section of skin to at least a transition temperature of the shape memory polymer composite so that the section of skin transitions from the retracted profile back to the airfoil profile.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2013
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Carlos Rafael Ramírez Jiménez, Carlos Alberto Concha Flores
  • WIND TURBINE ROTOR BLADES WITH SHAPE MEMORY POLYMER COMPOSITES AND METHODS FOR DEPLOYING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20120134838
    Abstract: Methods for deploying a section of a wind turbine rotor blade include compressing a section of skin from an airfoil profile to a retracted profile, wherein the section of skin includes a shape memory polymer composite, and heating the section of skin to at least a transition temperature of the shape memory polymer composite so that the section of skin transitions from the retracted profile back to the airfoil profile.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2011
    Publication date: May 31, 2012
    Inventors: Carlos Rafael Ramírez Jiménez, Carlos Alberto Concha Flores